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Member Savings on Dues – Rebate Offer

Once again this year, we will repeat a popular $30 dues rebate that nearly 5,000 members took advantage of last year to save approximately $140,000.

July 28, 2017Education Support Professionals, Featured, Newsroom, Our Members, TeachersBy Miriam Garcia

MEA Analysis of MPSERS Legislation Available

MEA has completed an analysis of the pension legislation signed by Governor Snyder in July:

July 27, 20171 CommentFeatured, Legislation, Legislation Update, NewsroomBy MEA-RB

Snyder Signs MPSERS Bill, Budget

In the last week, Gov. Snyder has signed legislation setting the education budget for next year and enacting retirement changes for new school employees. The retirement legislation, SB 401, passed…

July 18, 2017Featured, For News Media, Legislation, Legislation Update, NewsroomBy MEA-RB

March for Public Education Saturday in Detroit

Building off of the successful Women’s Marches in January, this Saturday, July 22, activists will March for Public Education in Washington, D.C. and other cities around the country.  In Michigan,…

July 18, 2017Featured, For News Media, Legislation, NewsroomBy MEA-RB

Calendar Bill Stopped – Pension Moves to Governor’s Desk

The bill that would ban school calendar and schedule as topics of bargaining did not come up for a vote this week – your calls and emails to lawmakers ensured the state House leadership could not rally enough “yes” votes to forward HB 4163 to the Senate.

June 22, 2017Featured, Legislation, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia

House Passes Education Budget

Before adjourning for much of the summer – except for one scheduled session day in July – the state House passed an education budget that now goes to the Senate this Thursday. The education spending plan is expected to be signed by the governor shortly after that. 

June 22, 20171 CommentFeatured, Legislation, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia

ACT NOW: House Vote Likely on School Calendar/Schedule Bargaining Prohibition

June 19, 20175 CommentsLegislation, Newsroom, UncategorizedBy MEA-RB

Food for Thought (and soul) on Pension Debate

We hear it often – “All politicians are the same. Why vote?” Or members tell us – “Why bother phoning or emailing legislators? They never listen anyway.”

June 16, 20173 CommentsFeatured, Legislation, Newsroom, Our MembersBy MEA-RB

Pension Bills Rush Through House, Senate

Despite pressure from many MEA members who traveled to the Capitol on short notice, the Michigan House and Senate today narrowly passed legislation that would weaken retirement security for newly hired school employees and increase future costs to taxpayers.

June 15, 2017Featured, Legislation, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia

MEA statement regarding rushed passage of complicated, counterproductive MPSERS legislation

June 15, 2017 — The following statement can be attributed to MEA President Steven Cook regarding today’s passage of SB 401 and HB 4647:

June 15, 2017Featured, For News Media, Legislation, Newsroom, Our MembersBy Miriam Garcia
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